Student success has been linked to a supportive academic environment and faculty involvement. The college experience can be stressful for any nursing student. Transgender nursing students experience the additional stress of being in the gender minority. This article focuses on the needs of the transgender nursing student and suggests interventions to support academic and social success.
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BMC Med Educ
January 2025
Group of Research in Care and Health (GRUPAC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of La Rioja, Logroño, 26006, Spain.
Introduction: Health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals have been partially attributed to healthcare professionals' lack of cultural competence in addressing their specific needs. This study aimed to assess the differences in competencies and preparedness among health professionals from Poland and Spain when working with LGBT patients.
Methodology: Data were collected between June and August 2024 through a cross-sectional survey involving 673 health professionals (Mage = 33.
JMIR Res Protoc
January 2025
Institute on Digital Health and Innovation, College of Nursing, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States.
Background: In Alabama, the undiagnosed HIV rate is over 20%; youth and young adults, particularly those who identify as sexual and gender minority individuals, are at elevated risk for HIV acquisition and are the only demographic group in the United States with rising rates of new infections. Adolescence is a period marked by exploration, risk taking, and learning, making comprehensive sexual health education a high-priority prevention strategy for HIV and sexually transmitted infections. However, in Alabama, school-based sexual health and HIV prevention education is strictly regulated and does not address the unique needs of sexual and gender minority teenagers.
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January 2025
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Introduction: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with an increased risk of developing chronic health conditions, including Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and subjective cognitive decline (SCD), self-reported confusion/memory loss, and an early clinical manifestation of ADRD. While ACEs and SCD have both been individually studied in transgender and nonbinary (TGN) adults, no study has examined the relationship between the two among this population. This study sought to establish the prevalence of ACEs and their association with SCD among TGN adults.
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January 2025
Office of Scholarship and Research Development, Columbia University School of Nursing, 560 W 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA; Center for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research, Columbia University School of Nursing, 560 W 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, 630 W 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Sleep has been found to be essential to physical and mental health. Sexual and gender minority (SGM; e.g.
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January 2025
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Healthy aging is an important area of research across many populations, but less work has focused on this area among sexual and gender diverse individuals relative to the general population. On the whole, it is known that as the U.S.
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